Thursday, September 13, 2012

June's 1st Birthday

As I started planning June's first birthday party, I initially
planned on a cowgirl theme... Until I stumbled upon a flock of pink
flamingos. From there, the idea warped into a Junk Gypsy/yard
sale/trailer park-cowgirl/equestrian theme. June & I love the Junk Gypsy Co.
Those women are inspirational & our kind of classy.

My budget stood
no chance at keeping up with all of the ideas I had for this party... It's really not
easy to fence-in wildfire creativity when ideas begin to spark. But, I had to
remind myself that this was a birthday party, not a wedding ;) I really didn't have to buy much. I have a little bit of a yard sale addiction... & quite the collection of thrifty finds in my basement. So, this
is my tight-budget version of a Junk Gypsy inspired party.

The party after sunset:

Instead of flowers, I made feather bouquets. I used the green floral foam to secure the feathers.

I love big, chunky Christmas lights... I used pink on the table.

Giving new life to ordinary glass is simple with colored lights. Most of these pieces come from old light fixtures.

I made pink "fireflies" in mason jars by wrapping a submersible LED floral light with pink tulle.

My brother's amazing girlfriend, Etta, has a beautiful collection of old jewelry.

I loved these old brooches.

The lanterns we strung across the yard are the same lanterns we used for our wedding.

I made this little "statue" by attaching a plastic horse to a brass planter {turned over} with silicone. Then used pink spray paint. & voila!

Vintage Pyrex dishes to serve up sweets for the kids.

The day of June's party ended up being rainy. We had a lemonade stand on an old dresser too, but the rain got the best of that display before I was able to photograph it. When the rain came & washed away all of the glam, it was a great reminder that it isn't all of the fine details that make the party, it's the company of good friends & family. They were the ones who made June's day so special. It ended up being a wonderful time, thanks to all of the amazing people we shared it with.

& a special thanks to Etta for taking a day to help me with a few ideas & a little thrift store shopping. {I'm in love with her style & creativity!}

UMMMM... GENIUS GORGEOUSNESS!!!! Now I will have to spend eternity figuring out how to make this work at my house. I am a boy mom, so I might just have to make a corner of the house just so I can enjoy all this kind of girlie goodness!!!! LOVE!